Charlene Chua grew up in Singapore, where she divided her time between drawing, reading comics and failing her Mandarin classes. She started her working life in 1998 as a web designer, and went on to become a senior graphic designer, web producer and interactive project manager. She decided to pursue illustration as a career in 2003, eventually moving over to full-time illustration in 2006. She moved to Canada with her husband in 2007.

Charlene now spends her days in Hamilton, ON, working on a variety of illustration projects. When not making art, she spends her time trying to teach her cat to walk upright. So far, she has not succeeded...